Bale-tie buckle



(Mqde1 H. D. STARR. Bale Tie Buckle.

No; 237,063. Patented Jan. 25,1881.

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UNITED STATEs PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY 1). STARR, 0F TEXANA, ASSIGNOR T0 HIMSELF AND JASPER N. ooLE, OF BRYAN, TEXAS.

BALE-TIE BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 237,063, dated January 25, 1881.

Application filed September 4, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 'I, HENRY D. STARR, of Texana, in the county of Jackson and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Im provement in Bale-Tie Buckles, of which the following is a specification.

Figure l is a plan viewof the improvement.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same, tied.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the same, partly tied.

The objectof this invention is to furnish baletie buckles so constructed that the bale can be spondin g parts.

A represents the buckle, which is formed of a plate of metal having four transverse slots, 1 2 3 4, in it, forming five bars, a b c d e. The bar b, between the slots 1 2, is rounded or thickened, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and3, to adapt it to work as a hinge in the looped end of the tie B. The fourth bar, 01, is stamped into the form of a loop or keeper, so that the free end of the tie can be readily passed beneath it through the slots 3 4.

When the buckle A is made it is intended that the manufacturer should pass the end of atie orband,B,through the slots 1 2 and bend 40 it down against the body of the said tie, where (ModeL) it may be secured in place by a rivet or other suitable means, or may be kept in place by its rigidity. After the tie has been passed around a bale the buckleAis turned so that the other end of the tie B can be passed through the slots 3 4, as shown in Fig. 3. The buckle A isthen turned down into its former position, which bends the end of the tie into loop form, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. With this construction the edges of the buckle A are unbroken, so that the said buckle can be made light and will yet have the requisite strength. With this construction, also, the bale can be easily and quickly tied, and when tied will be held securely.

Hay'iug thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A bale-tie buckle constructed substantially as herein shown and described, consistof the plate A, having four transverse slots, 1 2 3 4, formed in it, forming five bars, a b c d e, and having the second bar, I), rounded or thickened and the fourth bar, d, stamped into loop form to adapt it to receive and hold a bale-tie, as set forth.

2. In a bale-tie buckle the combination,with the tie B, of the buckle A, having four crossslots, 1 2 3 4, formed in it, forming five bars, a b c d e, and having the second bar, 1), rounded or thickened to hinge the buckle to the tie, and the fourth bar, 01, stamped into loop form to receive the free end of the tie, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the buckle can be quickly applied to the tie and will hold the tie securely.

HENRY DANIEL STARR.

Witnesses:

W. J. WALKER, N. W. DAUsBY. 

